Decade old case comes back to haunt former Punjab Power Corporation CMD KD Chaudhary | Chandigarh News
A decade-old case related to the installation of a substation of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) in Ludhiana’s Basant Avenue has resurfaced, leading to the arrest of former CMD K D Chaudhary by the Vigilance Bureau in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Chaudhary, who retired in March 2017, was named in an FIR registered on April 25, 2026. The alleged irregularities date back to 2011–2015, when Chaudhary served as CMD. He is accused of “colluding” with builder Amit Garg, director of Damini Resorts and Builders Private Limited, to set up the substation “deep inside agricultural fields instead of within the colony, allegedly to benefit the builder.” The FIR, a copy of which is with The Indian Express, has been lodged under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code. It also names Sanjeev Prabhakar, then XEN and now retired, along with Amit Garg. What the FIR says The complaint states that the proposal for the 66 KV substation at Basant Avenue was prepared and approved …
